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Unique ID: SF-4EFDE6

Object type certainty: Certain

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A cast copper-alloy star rowel from a rowel spur of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. It has eight points that are triangular in form, rectangular in section and taper to sharp points. At the centre of the rowel is a circular aperture. The entire object measures 26.63mm in external diameter, 3.65mm in thickness, and weighs 4.96g. It is of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.13th-17th cenuries AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 3.65 mm
Weight: 4.96 g
Diameter: 26.63 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: St Edmundsbury
To be known as: Ousden

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Andrew Brown - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Andrew Brown - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Friday 10th February 2012
    Updated: Friday 10th February 2012

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